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episode PULAU TIGA THE AUSTRALIAN OUTBACK    AFRICA    MARQUESAS THAILAND THE AMAZON PEARL ISLANDS ALL-STARS VANUATU PALAU GUATEMALA   PANAMA   COOK ISLANDS
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IMMUNITY:
FIRST TO SHORE
First man and woman to reach shore earn Immunity and first pick in chain pick'em.

WINNERS:
Ian and Jolanda

PICK'EM ELIMINATIONS:
Last two standing in chain pick'em for tribes are eliminated from the game.

ELIMINATED:
Jonathan and Wanda
REWARD:
11-MILE HIKE
Two-day hike over 11 miles from Tikal to Lake Yaxhá.

REWARD:
Better camp & flint

WINNER:
Nakúm
REWARD:
SKULL CRUSH
One member of each tribe races to station on opposite side of island, where they must look for one of three hidden amulets inside ceramic skulls. The tribe without amulet does not receive reward and has to leave a member behind as the first exile.

REWARD:
Flint

WINNERS:
Casaya, La Mina, Viveros

EXILE:
Misty
RC/IC:
QUEST FOR FIRE
Run course over land and water and light all fire towers.

REWARD:
50 waterproof matches

WINNER:
Pagong
RC/IC:
BRIDGING THE GAP
Run course over land and water and light tower.

REWARD:
Waterproof matches

WINNER:
Ogakor
RC/IC:
TRAIL BLAZER
Pull fire cart over course and light all fire towers.

REWARD:
Fire

WINNER:
Samburu
IC:
OUTRIGGER FIRE QUEST
Paddle canoe to light torches and light all fire towers along water and land course.

WINNER:
Rotu
IC:
FLYING YOUR FLAG
Race canoes around small island, stopping at 3 stations to complete puzzles and collect flags.

WINNER:
Sook-Jai
IC:
UNCHAINED
Hooked together, the tribes race along an obstacle, solving puzzles and earning keys to unlock themselves from 8 to groups of 4 to groups of 2. Last stage frees all players for a dash to the finish line.

WINNER:
Jaburu
IC:
CANNON CARRY
Race through jungle/beach course while hauling a cannon; assemble & disassemble to get through obstacles.

WINNER:
Drake
IC:
QUEST FOR FIRE
Light race torches while transporting torch raft through course from floating platforms on ocean to obstacle structure on beach.

WINNERS:
Chapera and Mogo Mogo
RC/IC:
FIRE STARTER
Multiple-station obstacle course, each one needing to be completed by all members of a tribe before moving on to the next. Last station releases torch which must be used to light wok for victory.

WINNER:
Yasur
RC/IC:
SUPPLY DUMP
Multiple-station obstacle course, each one needing to be completed by all members of a tribe before moving on to the next. Tribe must choose which reward items, inside weighted boxes, to carry to finish line. Last leg is race over water to retrieve tribal flag.

WINNER:
Koror
IC:
PADDLE BATTLE
Race canoe to retrieve torch, paddle back to shore and pull canoe to finish line over rolling logs.

WINNER:
Yaxhá - also received flint
IC:
4 X 4
Unhook raft from underwater hook, paddle to shore, solve puzzle to release flag..

WINNERS:
Bayoneta, La Mina, Viveros
  BOOTED at TC:
Sonja
BOOTED at TC:
Debb
BOOTED at TC:
Diane
BOOTED at TC:
Peter
BOOTED at TC:
John
BOOTED at TC:
Ryan
BOOTED at TC:
Nicole
BOOTED at TC:
Tina
BOOTED at TC:
Brook
BOOTED at TC:
Jolanda
BOOTED at TC:
Jim
BOOTED at TC:
Tina
02 RC:
STRONGMAN CONTEST
Balancing coconut shells filled with water on pole over tribe member's back.

REWARD:
Map to water

WINNER:
Pagong
RC:
BUTCH CASSIDY
Jump off cliff and maneuver crate down river.

REWARD:
Blankets

WINNER:
Ogakor
RC:
STAIRWAY TO THE STARS
Carry logs along a criss-crossing course and build steps to platform.

REWARD:
Blankets and items left behind at start of game.

WINNER:
Samburu
RC:
DO OR DIVE
Remove rocks from sunken boat, bail out water and row back to shore.

REWARD:
Mask and snorkel.

WINNER:
Rotu
RC:
PALANQUIN SLALOM
Blindfolded players carry team member inside palanquin. The rider guides team through a course to retrieve bags hanging from poles.

REWARD:
lantern, fishing line, hook, fishing net

WINNER:
Sook-Jai
RC:
FLIP OUT
3 pairs of blindfolded players look for boards with the help of their tribe caller. Once all pieces are collected, they must be assembled to reconstruct a set pattern.

REWARD:
fish bait

WINNER:
Jaburu
RC:
BOUNTIFUL CHEST
Relay race to retrieve 5 items from the ocean floor, place them inside a treasure chest and return treasure to beach

REWARD:
1 of 3 treasure map pieces + right to loot losing tribe for one item

WINNER:
Drake
RC:
STAIRWAY TO THE STARS
3 pairs of blindfolded players look for boards with the help of their tribe caller. Once all pieces are collected, they must be assembled to reconstruct a set pattern.

REWARD:
choice of blankets or flint/pot/clue to hidden chest

WINNER:
Saboga , picked flint/pot/clue which also went to other 2 tribes
RC:
BY THE NUMBERS
Tribe members align on balance beam over water. One at a time, players move past each other from one end of the beam to the other.

REWARD:
pillows, blankets, hammock

WINNER:
Yasur
RC:
THE GAUNTLET
Race through gauntlet course with various balance elements over water, while avoiding swinging bags from opposite tribe, to retrieve tribal pennants.

REWARD:
fins, mask and a Hawaiian sling

WINNER:
Ulong - also received flint
RC:
WEB OVER WATER
Race to web structure over water to retrieve tribal pouches.

REWARD:
fishing gear

WINNER:
Nakúm
EXILE (after Tribe Pick'Em):
Bruce

RC:
A REPTILE DYSFUNCTION
Race through obstacle course, collecting wooden snakes at three different stations, while one tribe member carries the snakes..

REWARD:
fishing gear

WINNER:
La Mina
  IC:
BUGGIN OUT
Bug-eating competition.

WINNER:
Tagi
IC:
TUCKER'D OUT
Spinning wheel bar of aboriginal delicacies.

WINNER:
Kucha
IC:
SAFARI SUPPER
Drink milk and cow's blood. Tiebreakers drink whole blood.

WINNER:
Samburu
IC:
MARQUESAN MENU
Eat fafaru, fish marinated for 3 days in sea water.

WINNER:
Rotu
IC:
FLOATING PUZZLE
Tag-tam water race to retrieve missing pieces from Lotus flower puzzle.

WINNER:
Sook-Jai
IC:
TOTAL RECALL
Memory game featuring re-created indigenous habitat.

WINNER:
Tambaqui
IC:
ALL TIED UP
3 tribe members floating on raft must untie themselves and return with compass coordinates to dig out their tribe flag.

WINNER:
Drake
IC:
FLOAT YOUR BOAT
Retrieve boat weighed down on ocean floor, then row to the beach.

WINNERS:
Chapera and Mogo Mogo
IC:
FOUR ON THE FLOOR
Retrieve puzzle pieces from beach and ocean while blindfolded. With all pieces, remove blindfolds and assemble into steps for platform.

WINNER:
Lopevi - also received flint
IC:
HEADS UP
Dive down and pull rope on weighted foot lockers down across 50 feet to release Mess Kits with Morse Code letters inscribed on them. Once on shore, decipher the word spelled out by the Kits.

WINNER:
Koror
IC:
DRAGGED THROUGH MUD
Tug-of-war to retrieve tribal flags at either end of field. Three one-on-one tie-breakers to determine winner.

WINNER:
Nakúm
IC:
ANCHOR MANAGEMENT
Pull an underwater anchor towards shore while tribemates bail leaky boat. First tribe to bring anchor to shore and place zombie head on zombie body wins.

WINNER:
La Mina
  BOOTED at TC:
B.B.
BOOTED at TC:
Kel
BOOTED at TC:
Jessie
BOOTED at TC:
Patricia
BOOTED at TC:
Tanya
BOOTED at TC:
Janet
BOOTED at TC:
Ryan S.
BOOTED at TC:
Rudy
BOOTED at TC:
Dolly
BOOTED at TC:
Ashlee
BOOTED at TC:
Morgan
BOOTED at TC:
Melinda
03 RC:
TREASURE CHEST
Retrieve sunken Treasure Chest.

REWARD:
Snorkel, mask, fins, fishing spear.

WINNER:
Tagi
RC:
WATER TORTURE
Balancing water jugs on pole over tribe member's back.

REWARD:
Fishing Tackle

WINNER:
Ogakor
RC:
ROCK 'N' ROLL
Roll an eight-foot boulder through a natural obstacle course and into the winner's circle.

REWARD:
100 gallons of drinking water and organic shampoo

WINNER:
Boran
RC:
RAFT RESCUE
Prior to start of challenge, construct a raft from bamboo and rope. During challenge, gather floating boxes along a criss-crossed water course. First tribe back to floating dock is the winner

REWARD:
Pillows, blankets and lantern

WINNER:
Rotu
RC:
PILFERING PIRATES
Race criss-crossing bamboo course over water to retrieve and return a total of 10 cases to the tribe boat. Contact allowed in marked center of course.

REWARD:
The expertise of 2 Thai Red Berets for 24 hours

WINNER:
Chuay-Gahn
RC:
MATCHMAKER
Each player has a box containing 5 bath items. They take turns asking individual players whether they have the same items in their box. Points are scored when there is a match.

REWARD:
Bath products

WINNER:
Jaburu
RC:
SPRUNG A LEAK
Sink opposing tribe's boats with the help of buckets and grappling hooks.

REWARD:
Blankets, matresses and pillows + 1 piece of treasure map + looting of losing tribe

WINNER:
Drake
RC:
BETTER HOMES & GARDEN LIVING
Using tools provided, build or improve shelter.

REWARD:
1st - mats, blankets and wine + clue to hidden chest
2nd - clue to hidden chest

WINNERS:
1) Chapera
2) Mogo Mogo








RC:
BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY
Opposing tribe members race to recover a round life saver buoy and place on own tribe's platform.

REWARD:
sewing kit

WINNER:
Ulong
RC:
BLIND BUILD
One player per tribe guides blindfolded team members by calling out directions to retrieve various elements to construct an archaelogical tent. Once all is collected, blindfolds come off, and tent can be assembled.

REWARD:
lamp, pillows, blankets and tarp

WINNER:
Nakúm
RC:
CROSS FIRE
Catch balls over water launched by tribemates on beach.

REWARD:
water jugs, lamp, pillows, blankets, rope and tarp

WINNER:
La Mina

EXILE:
Bruce
  IC:
RESCUE MISSION
Carry 'injured' tribe member back out of jungle.

WINNER:
Pagong
IC:
LOCK STEP
Obstacle race with tribe members tied to each other.

WINNER:
Kucha
IC:
DISTRESS SIGNAL
Build distress signal that can be seen from a plane.

WINNER:
Boran
IC:
COCONUT MAZE RACE
Run coconuts through a maze set on a system of pulleys. 3 coconuts in the pocket wins.

WINNER:
Rotu
IC:
TEMPLE TRANSFER
Life-size Tower of Hanoi puzzle with 6 levels

WINNER:
Chuay-Gahn
IC:
THE GREAT ESCAPE
Each tribe is locked inside a wooden cage. They must work as a team to untie or cut ropes and to open locks in order to escape.

WINNER:
Jaburu
IC:
PULL YOUR WEIGHT
Team members drop out one by one as each tribe keeps one team team member suspended over water by a rope & pulley system.

WINNER:
Drake
IC:
NOT HELD
Jenna Morasca leaves game


RC/IC:
GREAT ESCAPE RUN
Tribes race through course with knotted gates for Reward. Members of winning tribe compete to retrieve ladder rungs and construct a ladder for individual immunity. Winning player assigns immunity to one member of the opposing tribe.

REWARD:
fishing gear

RC WINNER:
Lopevi

IC WINNER:
John K. assigns immunity to Ami
IC:
HOT PURSUIT
Clipped to each other, tribe members race against members of opposite tribe along oval course set on rising water. First tribe to catch the other wins.

WINNER:
Koror
IC:
HOLDING COURT
Adapted version of Maya Ball Court game, played over netting. Players face off in different combinations.

WINNER:
Nakúm
IC:
BATTLE DIG
Multiple face-offs to retrieve bags buried inside marked circles on the beach.

WINNER:
Casaya
  BOOTED at TC:
Stacey
BOOTED at TC:
Maralyn
BOOTED at TC:
Carl
BOOTED at TC:
Hunter
BOOTED at TC:
Jed
BOOTED at TC:
Daniel
BOOTED at TC:
Lillian
LEFT GAME:
Jenna M.
BOOTED at TC:
John P. (LOPEVI)
Mia (YASUR)
BOOTED at TC:
Jeff
BOOTED at TC:
Brianna
BOOTED at TC:
Misty
04 RC:
DISTRESS SIGNAL
Build distress signal that can be seen from a plane.

REWARD:
A cache of spices, a sharp knife, hammocks, and other comforts dropped by parachute.

WINNER:
Tagi
RC:
MASTER MIND
Unscramble giant wood puzzle.

REWARD:
Three egg-laying chickens and a rooster.

WINNER:
Kucha
RC:
CAUGHT IN THE WEB
Relay-race across plank and net obstacles to retrieve baskets on vertical net.

REWARD:
Food items contained in retrieved baskets.

WINNER:
Samburu
No RC
Twist Episode
RC:
NEW TRIBE MEMBER
Race natural obstacle course through small island while carrying a 250 pound dummy.

REWARD:
Bananas and 4 chickens

WINNER:
Sook-Jai
RC:
LIGHT MY FIRE
Burn through four different ropes to unfurl all sections of a tribal flag.

REWARD:
Refrigerator filled with Coca-Cola

WINNER:
Tambaqui
RC:
FLOAT-IT-NOTES
Assemble puzzle from pieces retrieved from the sea bed and the sand.

REWARD:
Sewing machine & fabric, 1 piece of treasure map + looting rights

WINNER:
Drake
RC:
MATCHMAKER
Players must match items from their own box with items from other players' boxes.

REWARD:
1st - toiletries + clue to hidden chest
2nd - clue to hidden chest

WINNERS:
1) Chapera
2) Saboga
RC:
REMEMBRANCE
Pair off Vanuatu cultural items hidden under baskets.

REWARD:
Survival techniques from a Vanuatu tribesman for 24 hours at tribe location.

WINNER:
Yasur
RC:
BUILD A BETTER BATHROOM
Tribal rep chooses 5 tools with which tribes must build bathrooms at their camp.

REWARD:
In addition to the bathroom and tools, a crew-built shelter and picnic table.

WINNER:
Koror
RC:
Q&A and TRIBAL SWITCH
Answers to questions earn rewards for individual tribe members.

REWARDS:
  • Apple: Danni (N) and Jamie (Y)
  • Shower: Bobby Jon (N) and Gary (Y)
  • Picnic: Judd & Margaret (N) and Gary & Amy (Y)

    TRIBAL SWITCH
  • RC:
    PUZZLE PARANOIA
    Assemble hexagonal puzzle on water from floating pieces.

    REWARD:
    Bathroom structure: Casa de Charmin.

    WINNER:
    Casaya

    EXILE:
    Terry
      IC:
    BURIED TREASURE
    Combination relay race/treasure hunt.

    WINNER:
    Tagi
    IC:
    TRUE OR FALLS
    Trivia game about the environment.

    WINNER:
    Kucha
    IC:
    MOVIN' ON UP
    Break down camp and rebuild 200 yards uphill.

    WINNER:
    Boran
    IC:
    LIFE'S A TAPESTRY
    Unscramble puzzle by weaving material to match Polynesian design.

    WINNER:
    Rotu
    IC:
    TAN-DY GRAM
    Make Fire and Tribal Council shapes out of Tangram pieces

    WINNER:
    Sook-Jai
    IC:
    GONE FISHIN'
    Fish for an hour. Heaviest catch wins.

    WINNER:
    Tambaqui
    IC:
    BOARDING PARTY
    Move across a floating pod and beam structure into the tribal boat. Opposing players can engage each other.

    WINNER:
    Morgan
    IC:
    BLIND LEADING THE BLIND
    Retrieve puzzle pieces while blindfolded, then remove blindfold and assemble puzzle.

    WINNERS:
    Mogo Mogo and Saboga
    IC:
    TRIBAL TILES
    Place tiles on a grid so no two adjacent tiles match color or symbol.

    WINNER:
    Yasur
    IC:
    SUMO AT SEA
    Tribes face off in one-on-one bouts on platform over water using padded bags.

    WINNER:
    Koror
    IC:
    ROWS AND THROWS
    Row to floating stations to retrieve bags of Maya war clubs. Once on shore, hurl clubs to break targets at 3 different distances.

    WINNER:
    Yaxhá
    IC:
    SEA LEVEL TREE LEVEL
    Relay race to empty small canisters of water into a drum. When the drum is sufficiently weighted, a chair will rise to allow a tribe member to release a flag.

    WINNER:
    Casaya
      BOOTED at TC:
    Ramona
    BOOTED at TC:
    Mitchell
    BOOTED at TC:
    Linda
    BOOTED at TC:
    Sarah
    BOOTED at TC:
    Gandhia
    BOOTED at TC:
    JoAnna
    BOOTED at TC:
    Burton
    BOOTED at TC:
    Rob C.
    BOOTED at TC:
    Brady
    BOOTED at TC:
    Kim
    BOOTED at TC:
    Brooke
    BOOTED at TC:
    Ruth Marie
    05 RC:
    CHOOSE YOUR WEAPON
    Accuracy contest with blow dart, slingshot, and spear throwing.

    REWARD:
    Fresh fruit and three live chickens.

    WINNER:
    Pagong
    RC:
    TRIAGE
    Rescue race of stranded tribe members.

    REWARD:
    Shampoo, toothpaste, spices, soup mix, and warm blankets.

    WINNER:
    Kucha
    RC:
    GET YOUR GOAT
    Herd tribe's 20 goats from joint pen to tribe pen 100 yards away.

    REWARD:
    Three egg-laying chickens and a rooster.

    WINNER:
    Boran
    RC:
    TIKI TOWERS
    Blinfolded tribe members gather parts of Tiki posts to reassemble.

    REWARD:
    Raid other tribe's camp.

    WINNER:
    Maraamu
    RC:
    SURVIVOR AUCTION
    Tribes are given $1000 to outbid each other for food items.

    REWARD:
    Various food and drink items.

    WINNER:
    Both tribes
    No RC:
    Switch Episode

    RC:
    PADDLE FOR PADDLES
    Paddle out to retrieve rungs to ladder and place idol from well atop the platform.

    REWARD:
    Shower, grooming items & various other items for camp, portion of treasure map + looting rights.

    WINNER:
    Morgan
    RC:
    SHIPWRECKED RAFT RESCUE
    After building own tribal raft with bamboo and rope at camp, race course to gather all tribemates on floating platforms and retrieve flag in buoy.

    REWARD:
    Fishing gear, clue to hidden chest and first pick in tribe 3 to 2 reshuffling.

    WINNER:
    Mogo Mogo
    Saboga came in 3rd and was disbanded.
    RC:
    DIVE MASTERS
    Relay race along underwater rope line to retrieve markers spaced out incrementally.

    REWARD:
    Trip to waterfalls, with beer and chips.

    WINNER:
    Lopevi
    RC:
    SEA SALVAGE
    Individual players are pulled on platform across to a shipwreck to retrieve large sake bottles.

    REWARD:
    Beef Stew to be served at TC.

    WINNER:
    Koror

    voted immunity to Ibrehem (Ulong)
    RC:
    SLAVE TO THE GRIND
    Using stone tools and machete, cut through rope to release handles for turnstile. Crank cart up a hill and release it with tribe members in it.

    REWARD:
    Croc-proof pool, chips, dips and margaritas

    WINNER:
    Yaxhá
      IC:
    SHIPWRECKED
    Kayak rescue race.

    WINNER:
    Pagong
    IC:
    THE MAZE
    Solve life-size maze while collecting medallions.

    WINNER:
    Ogakor
    IC:
    PUZZLE OF SHIELDS
    Solve puzzle made of twenty shield-shaped pieces.

    WINNER:
    Samburu
    IC:
    DISTRESS SIGNAL
    Build distress signal that can be seen from a boat passing off-shore.

    WINNER:
    Maraamu
    IC:
    CATCH OF THE DAY
    6 different type of fish must be sorted from holding platform into corresponding baskets.

    WINNER:
    Chuay-Gahn
    IC:
    UP THE CREEK
    Find 5 different animals indigenous to the Amazon in a word search puzzle. Row around an island to collect flags with the corresponding images placed in floating markers.

    WINNER:
    Jaburu
    IC:
    SURVIVOR SMOOTHIE
    Sea food delicacies shakes.

    WINNER:
    Morgan
    IC:
    PILFERING PIRATES
    Relay race across balance beam course to retrieve tribal flags.

    WINNER:
    Chapera
    IC:
    OUTWIT, OUTPLAY, OUTRIG
    Relay race through jungle to retrieve canoe parts and paddles. Once the canoe is assembled, race out to retrieve floating flag.

    WINNER:
    Lopevi
    No IC
    Double TC
    IC:
    WHAT'S FOR LAUNCH?
    Catch balls hurled by catapult in large triangular nets..

    WINNER:
    Nakúm
      BOOTED at TC:
    Dirk
    BOOTED at TC:
    Kimmi
    BOOTED at TC:
    Silas
    BOOTED at TC:
    Gabe
    BOOTED at TC:
    Stephanie
    BOOTED at TC:
    Jeanne
    BOOTED at TC:
    Michelle
    BOOTED at TC:
    Rich
    BOOTED at TC:
    Travis
    BOOTED at TC:
    Willard (KOROR)
    Angie (ULONG)
    BOOTED at TC:
    Blake
    06 RC:
    ABANDONED BARRACKS
    Search for items in abandoned buildings.

    REWARD:
    Canned food, chocolate, Meals Ready to Eat (MREs).

    WINNER:
    Pagong
    RC:
    BLIND LEADING THE BLIND
    Stage race of blindfolded tribe members.

    REWARD:
    Mountain Dew and Doritos.

    WINNER:
    Kucha
    RC:
    AFRICA 102
    African trivia played from the bleachers.

    REWARD:
    Mountain Dew, pasta salad, sandwiches, and cookies.

    WINNER:
    Samburu
    RC:
    JUNGLE RELAY
    Race through jungle to retrieve paddles and key, unlock canoe and paddle to marker to retrieve tribal flag. Return canoe and place flag in Tiki pole.

    REWARD:
    Sierra Mist, chicken, salad, and fruits.

    WINNER:
    Maraamu *after Rotu DQ
    RC:
    WICKER FLICKER
    Using large wicker baskets attached to poles, catch wicker balls launched from a life-size slingshot. First tribe to catch 5 takraw balls wins.

    REWARD:
    A Thai feast

    WINNER:
    Sook-Jai
    RC:
    LOG JAM
    Players face-off in a balance competiti